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Every year, the infamous St. Patrick’s Day parades in New York and South Boston, known for drawing conservative white males and excluding gays and lesbians, meet the glare of the national media spotlight. It’s no surprise that this annual focus on a narrow sample of Irish-Americans produces many misconceptions about a much-maligned people...
...world-famous NYC turntablist quartet X-Ecutioners returns to the public consciousness with a bang. Easily the most eagerly anticipated album of its ilk in years, Built From Scratch makes an ambitious attempt to bring the hip-hop DJ, long eclipsed by egocentric emcees, back to the spotlight...
...those who could see past the glare of the host’s spotlight and did attend the nearly full first show, they got two shows for the price of one. S. Allen Counter, the director of the Foundation, had no idea what he was getting himself into when he called University President Lawrence H. Summers on stage. Standing next to Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68, Counter and Underwood, Summers would have looked out of place even if he were wearing a suit. Summers said a few words about the importance of diversity before...
...terrorism has put relations with Saudi Arabia under a critical spotlight, to the chagrin of the traditionally pro-U.S. royal family. But the alliance between the House of Saud and Washington was under strain long before September 11, because of mounting anti-American sentiment among many ordinary Saudis. And no single issue ignites their anger more than the perception that the U.S. has sided with Israel in a war against the Palestinians. The Saudis have privately chided the Bush administration's disengagement from an active peace-brokering role. They fear that the deteriorating situation in the West Bank...
...practice, however, the effect is slightly different. The first year at Harvard is difficult for a lot of people, as previously unchallenged playwrights find themselves jockeying for position, attention and affection with 1600 other spotlight hounds. The common warning frequently given to incoming Harvard students—about adjusting to being a small fish in a big pond—completely misses the crux of the transition. The problem, in reality, is more about crowding a lot of big fish into a small pond...